Aside from Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes and Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. going at each other and putting on a show for us on Monday Night Football, there were a lot of other interesting things to takeaway from Minnesota’s 24-10 win over the Giants.

Here are a few regarding the snap count.

Cordarrelle Patterson is a key part of this offense again

Slowly but surely, fourth-year wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson is finding a role with the Vikings. First it was just as a kick returner. Then it moved to being a gunner on the punt team.

In Week 4, it was on the offensive side of the ball.

On Monday night, Patterson played 36 snaps offensively (49 percent).

He finished with five catches for 38 yards and one rush for two yards. Those 38 receiving yards were his most since Oct. 26, 2014 when he caught six passes for 86 yards in a win against Tampa Bay.

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With Rhodes back, Trae Waynes’ time will be limited

Second-year cornerback Trae Waynes played solid when the team was without Rhodes in the first two weeks of the season. Now, Rhodes is back and Waynes, predictably, is seeing a hit to his playing time. Waynes played 31 snaps (47 percent). That was 33 less snaps than slot corner Captain Munnerlyn and 25 less than veteran Terence Newman.

This isn’t a huge deal. But for those pushing for Waynes to start over Newman, Monday night was pretty telling as far as where that stands.

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Linebacker Chad Greenway plays just two snaps

There were no hard feelings here, though. The Vikings went with a busier secondary and Greenway was the odd man out with the Giants having receiving threats like Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard and Victor Cruz. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer explained that on Tuesday afternoon.

Mike Zimmer on Greenway playing just 2 snaps "Chad's pretty smart He's a team guy. He wants to win.'' Says Greenway knew game plan going in.